Week 3

Highlights from our first full week...

 One of the major focuses in first grade is becoming a self manager. A big part of being a self manager is picking a spot on the carpet where you can learn best. We have discussed and acted out picking a good spot and a not-so-good spot. For reader's workshop this week, the first grade readers got to choose their spot! Each month the students will pick a designated spot where they independently read. This helps build focus and engagement while also supporting their independence and self-management. 

 In writer's workshop, we started our Small Moments unit. The students are practicing the writing process and working on "zooming in" through their narrative writing. We have learned and been practicing the first two steps in the writing process: Think of an idea & Plan (touch, tell, sketch and write). When you are writing at home with your first grader, encourage them to plan out their writing before they start. This involves touching and telling the story out on the paper before writing. Ask your first grader to show you their invisible pencil!
Our Room 112 mathematicians have been practicing their problem solving strategies by using pictures, numbers, words and number lines to show their thinking. The story problems feature our Room 112 first graders and Stephenson staff. You can try this at home and see their amazing math skills at work!

We ended the week with an art project including our favorite subjects, the first graders! They created paper portraits that will soon be up in the hallway!

Reminders:
September 18: Back to School Night, 6:30pm-8:00pm 
September 19: Run for the Arts PLEDGE Period Begins 

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